Emma Jill Appleton (born 11 December 1991) is an English actress and model. She starred in the Channel 4 spy thriller Traitors (2019) and the BBC adaptation of Everything I Know About Love (2022). Her films include LOLA (2022). She also appeared in the BBC Three thriller Clique (2017), the Netflix fantasy series The Witcher (2019), and the Hulu miniseries Pistol (2022).
Emma Appleton | |
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| Born | Emma Jill Appleton 11 December 1991 Witney, Oxfordshire, England |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
Early life and education
editEmma Jill Appleton was born and raised in Witney, Oxfordshire. She attended West Witney Primary School and then Wood Green School.[1] She was a contemporary of Dan Tomlinson. Appleton was interested in drama from an early age and participated in it at school.[2]
Career
editAppleton began her career in modelling as a teenager,[3] appearing in gigs for Victoria Beckham, The Kooples, Margaret Howell and DAKS,[4] and advertising brands such as Fred Perry, Toni & Guy, Rimmel, and Converse.[2]
Appleton went into acting in 2016 when she appeared as Pixie in the short film Dreamlands.[5] This was followed by her television debut with a recurring role as Fay Brookstone in the first series of the BBC Three thriller Clique.[6] She also made guest appearances in the first series of the Channel 4 comedy-drama The End of the F***ing World[7] and an episode of the ITV detective drama Grantchester.
In 2018, she appeared in two episodes of the National Geographic anthology Genius, about Picasso, who was played by Antonio Banderas.[8]
In 2019, Appleton was cast in her first lead role as Feef Symonds in the Channel 4 spy thriller Traitors.[2] Later that year, Appleton played Princess Renfri[9] in the first season of the Netflix fantasy series The Witcher.[10] Appleton made her feature film debut in the 2021 romantic drama The Last Letter from Your Lover, also on Netflix. She guest starred as Mya Miller in two episodes of the Sky One science fiction series Intergalactic.[11]
In 2022, Appleton portrayed Nancy Spungen in the Hulu biographical miniseries Pistol[12] and starred alongside Bel Powley in the BBC adaptation of Dolly Alderton's Everything I Know About Love.[13] The same year, Appleton had her first lead film role as Thomasina in LOLA along with Stefanie Martini.[14]
Appleton has a starring role in the 2023 Paramount+ legal thriller The Killing Kind, opposite Colin Morgan.[15]
Personal life
editIn 2022, Appleton spoke of her partner Alex, a personal trainer she met through modelling.[16]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | Dreamlands | Pixie | Short film |
| 2017 | The Nun | Elena | Uncredited role |
| 2019 | The Drink | Zoe | Short film |
| 2021 | The Last Letter from Your Lover | Hannah | |
| 2022 | LOLA | Thomasina Hanbury | [17] |
| TBA | Kotti | Katya | Short film |
| The Severed Sun | TBA | [18] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The End of the F***ing World | Kelly | 1 episode: #1.1 |
| Grantchester | Sally | 1 episode: #3.6 | |
| Clique | Fay Brookstone | Recurring role; 6 episodes | |
| 2018 | Genius | Germaine | 2 episodes: "Picasso: Chapters Two and Three"[8] |
| 2019 | Traitors | Feef Symonds | Main role; 6 episodes |
| The Witcher | Renfri | 2 episodes: "The End's Beginning" and "Much More"[10] | |
| 2021 | Intergalactic | Mya Miller | 2 episodes: #1.7 and #1.8[11] |
| Pistol | Nancy Spungen | Mini-series; 2 episodes[19] | |
| 2022 | Everything I Know About Love | Maggie | Main role; 7 episodes[20] |
| 2023 | The Killing Kind | Ingrid Lewis | Main role; 6 episodes |
| TBA | The Road Trip | Addie | In post-production. Main role; 6 episodes[21] |
References
edit- ^ Rice, Liam (22 December 2019). "Emma Appleton from Witney set to be star of new Netflix show The Witcher". Oxford Mail.
- ^ a b c McEvoy, Sophie (17 February 2019). "Who Is Emma Appleton? The Actor Playing Feef In 'Traitors' Is No Stranger To The Camera". Bustle.
- ^ Pulega, Daniele (2 June 2015). "Models of London: Emma Appleton". Kaltblut.
- ^ Blair, Olivia (13 May 2022). "Emma Appleton Is The Actor You'll Be Seeing Everywhere This Summer". Elle.
- ^ Barnes, Kelsey. "Emma Appleton". 1883 Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Darling, Sara (18 February 2019). "Interview – Emma Appleton". Schön! Magazine.
- ^ Moss, Molly (8 June 2022). "Who is Emma Appleton? Meet Everything I Know About Love and Pistol star". Radio Times.
- ^ a b "Genius: Picasso - Episode 1 (TV Serie)". bcnfilmfest.com. 2018.
- ^ "The Witcher S01E01 Review – The End's Beginning". sadgeezer.com. 27 December 2019.
- ^ a b Schwartz, Terri (28 December 2019). "Who's Who in Netflix's The Witcher Cast, from Renfri to Stregobor". IGN.
- ^ a b "Intergalactic Episode 7 - Guest Cast". TV Maze. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Here's What The Characters Of "Pistol" Looked Like In Real Life". buzzfeed.com. 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Heart and Soul with Bel Powley and Emma Appleton". Net a Porter. 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Interview with LOLA's Emma Appleton and Stefanie Martini". seensome.com. 25 August 2022.
- ^ Cormack, Morgan (31 January 2023). "Colin Morgan and Emma Appleton to lead new thriller The Killing Kind". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Pullar, Jess (8 June 2022). "Emma Appleton Says Her Partner Is Her Real Life 'Birdy': What We Know About Her Love Life". Elle. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Bałaga, Marta (9 August 2022). "Starring 'The Witcher's' Emma Appleton, in 'LOLA' Ireland's Andrew Legge Listens in on the Future". Variety.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (21 June 2023). "Cornish Folk Horror Starring 'The Witcher' Breakout Emma Appleton Wraps Production, First Look Revealed". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "See Danny Boyle's cast transform into the Sex Pistols for new FX series". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "First-look images released for Dolly Alderton's highly anticipated adaptation of Everything I Know About Love, for BBC One and BBC iPlayer". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Warner, Sam (28 November 2023). "The Witcher star lands next lead TV role". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 November 2023.